US drone attack kills six in Pakistan

Islamabad: At least six militants were killed today in a US drone attack in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region where the military is engaged in an operation against al-Qaeda-linked fighters since June last year.

The CIA-operated pilotless aircraft targeted a compound in the Shahi Khel area of North Waziristan.

“Six people were killed and four injured,” a security official said, adding “The identity of those killed is not known.”

The area is controlled by al-Qaeda-linked Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of Taliban.